Garment fastener



Sept. l5, 1931. F. E. SWANSTROM GARMENT FAS TENER Filed Feb. 9, 1931Patented Sept. 1,5, 193.1-

FRANCES E. sWANsTRoM,

or DU'LUTH, MINNESOTA GARMENT FASTENER Application filed February9,41931. '-Serial No. 514,521.

This invention yrelates to garment fasteners i and has special referenceto such a device comprising a pendant portion attached toa part of thevgarment and having an arrow head-like free end for engagement within aslot or buttonhole structure inthe other portion of the garment.

The principal object isto produce a praci tical and easily adjustedpendant of this type.

Another object is to produce such a fastener `that readily passesthrough a wringer during the process of washing or the like -withoutdamage either to the machine operating vupon same or the fasteneritself.

l'Other objects and advantages of the peculiar construction willvappear-in the followlike parts:

` ing description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisapplication, and wherein like reference characters indicate Figure 1 isa perspective View of the core of the fastener; and Figure 2 is aperspective view of the ultimately completed fastener -attached to thegarment having portions ofV same broken away for convenience inillustration.

' 1 represents the core of the fastener which is preferably composed ofsome suitable comparatively non-yieldable metal, such as sheet metal orcomposition material, and if of sheet metal must be either galvanized orotherwise rust proof so as not to become damaged or i subject todeterioration by virtue of the washing process.

The ones already 1n use are prlncipallyof galvanized iron and haveproved to function admirably.

This core is preferably of substantially triangular shape, in lengthapproximately three times itslgreatest Width, with the two opposedcorners somewhat rounded for ap-` pearance aswell as convenience inpassing same throughl a buttonhole, and is provided adjacent andparallel its longest side with an elongated holeor slot, illustrated at2, it

being materially less in length than that of,

. the core; this being for the reception of the strap like strip ofcloth3, preferably .likened to the cloth of which the garment 1s comshapedcovering indicated at 6 of the `same material astha't of which thegarment is composed,'and the lining as well as the outer cover with thearrowhead shaped extremity of the fastener are stitched ,directlythrough the two thicknesses-,of the connecting strap 3, as indicated at7. The twoportions of the strap 3 are preferably unattaohed intermediateof the head of the pendant and the garment, but firmly unitedtransversely in the garment adjacent the outer edge thereof as at 8, andalso along acourse running diagonally' therefrom towards rthe center ofthe inner terminus of the strap, thus making a practic'al andserviceable pendant attachment for the garment; it being understood thatthe arrow shaped head is designed to be slipped through a buttonholelike aperture as indicated at 9 in an adjoining or cooperating portionof the' garment; the double feature of the strap functioning vat alltimes to support the buckle in an upright and iieX- ible position aswell as tending to hold theA buckle in its flat parallel position withthe garment when passing through a wringer .or-

Having thus described my invent-ion, what Iclaim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is: l

1. A triangularly shaped garment fastener comprising a rigid core memberhaving `a through slot adjacent one straight'edge tially three corneredmember, further characterized by having an elongated slot pary allelwith and adjacent said major side, a

strap passing through said slot, folded back upon itself, and attachedto the garment, and a covering for said core and strap connection.

` 3. A triangularly shaped garment fastener for, cooperative engagementwith a buttonhole comprising a relatively thin rigid member' being Ainlength approximately three times its greatest Width and having a slotadjacent its longest side, said slot being materially less in lengththan that of the 'fastener, and a strap extending through said slot,folded back upon itself, and attached to the garment, the ends of thefastener extending upon either side of the strap overlapping the edgesof the buttonhole when engaged therein.

lin testimony whereof I ax my signature.

FRANCES E. SWANSTROM.

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